Chapters:

Karnstein

Doll

Big Change

Wedding Regrets

New Countess

Another New Countess

Hardened Heart

Vordenberg

Mircalla's Birthday Ball

A Night of Wonders

Vampire Hunt

The Fall of Magdalena

Planning

The Chapel

Put to Rest

Escape From Karnstein

Characters:

Ferenc: Mircalla's violent and arrogant father.

Jusztina: Mircalla's more level-headed and affectionate mother, though she is very submissive and quiet.

Hans: Mircalla's almost-father in law. Is meant to be that bumbling but well-meant father.

Cornelius: Mircalla's human lover who helped her escape from Karnstein.

(Below are Mircalla and her 11 sisters. The ones in italics were the ones that died pre-story and the ages are just to show how old everyone is at the time of Mircalla's birth even if they're already dead).

Name (Age): Description

Marcia (15): Oldest. Very mature and dutiful but cares too deeply for those left in her charge.

Mary (14)

Matilda (13): Second oldest, not quite as dutiful as Marcia, but she tries to be. She's smart but does not hold fast to anything.

Martha (11)

Maria (10): Very violent, aggressive, arrogant and stubborn, just like her father.

Mildred (8)

Miriam (8)

Margreta (6): The non-descript middle child who later proves to be incredibly caring to those in her charge and a very good leader.

Maximiliana (5): The little adventurer and "sports freak" who, though not as violent as Maria, is somewhat "mannish".

Magdalena (3): The bullied and forgotten sixth sister who is not as mentally healthy as her sisters which leads to some issues.

Margherita (1.5)

Mircalla (0): Our Carmilla back when she was still a human. Goes through a lot of mental, emotional and physical change over the years.

AN: This is a Carmilla prequel. Predominately, it was for the book. Be forewarned that things may seem OOC and you may not be happy with the results of the story or the way it was told. I apologize now, but I really wanted to post this because it does show Mircalla's descent, physically and emotionally, from a sweet child into a heartless and conniving vampire. This is just a 1600s AU and my idea about what Carmilla's life looked like.

Also, no queer themes are in this story because to me, that aspect does not come until later, after Mircalla runs away. She has a heterosexual romance with a man who almost became her husband (mentioned both in book and S2 of the webseries). In this prequel AU, they did genuinely love each other. And the reason Mircalla has so many sisters is because some nobles back then had a crap-ton of kids and because I like the "Carmilla had siblings when she was alive" headcanon. Sorry if the "M…..A" naming scheme confuses you, but I couldn't help myself. (The character guide above should help).

Also, I apologize for vampire-lore or historical inaccuracies.

(Also, the title is a reference in several ways. Sanguine means "hopeful" "red" and "blood". Mircalla used to be the first but then she quickly became the second and third. See if you can spot other references in the story).